Tag: hemp
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Approving Hemp Seed Meal For Laying Hens Would Be A Gamechanger
The hemp plant was once one of the greatest agricultural crops in the United States. Used primarily for making textiles, it wasn’t until the rise of prohibition that the hemp plant went out of favor among farmers in the U.S. In recent years, the hemp plant has made a huge comeback in the U.S., thanks…
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Survey Finds 80% Of Cannabis Businesses Support Regulating Intoxicating Hemp Products
Scientifically speaking, hemp and cannabis are the same crop. However, in the legal arena hemp and non-hemp cannabis are two different things. At the federal level in the United States, cannabis harvests containing .3% THC or less qualify as ‘hemp,’ whereas crops with THC percentages above that threshold are ‘cannabis’ and remain prohibited outside of…
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Tennessee Hemp Product Sales Have Generated Over $10 Million In Tax Revenue
Tennessee, like many other states, has a thriving hemp-derived product market. Demand for products derived from hemp that contain cannabidiol and/or ‘alternative cannabinoids’ such as delta-8 and THCa have increased significantly in recent years. The hemp industry in Tennessee is in flux on the regulatory side, with new rules recently taking effect. For example, edible…
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University Of Missouri Researchers Suggests Using Hemp To Boost Grazing Pastures
Frequent droughts in Missouri in recent years have livestock producers exploring different crops that may be more adaptable for summer pasture options compared to common pasture crops. Researchers at the University of Missouri have studied hemp for this purpose, and their findings are promising. The hemp plant uses considerably less water to produce a solid…
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Canada’s Hemp Industry Continues To Shrink
As Canada’s legal adult-use cannabis industry has increased in size and scope in recent years, the same cannot be said about the nation’s hemp industry. According to Canadian government data, the number of industrial hemp licenses issued has trended downward in recent years. Below is the number of licenses issued by year: 2018: 542 licenses…
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How Much Hemp Does South Dakota Produce?
South Dakota was the third state to adopt its own hemp production laws after the historic 2018 Farm Bill was passed at the national level. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production across the country, and since its enactment some states have produced more hemp than others. South Dakota produced more hemp than any other…
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How Many Hemp Dispensaries Are Located In Houston, Texas?
In 2018, the U.S. Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp cultivation across the country, including in the State of Texas. In 2019, Texas passed state-level hemp legislation to implement a regulatory framework for the state’s emerging hemp industry. “Here in Texas, House Bill 1325 was signed into law in June 2019 and authorizes the production, manufacture,…
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How Much THC Is Allowed In Iowa’s ‘Consumable Hemp Products’?
A new law in Iowa, set to take effect on July 1st pending a legal challenge, will drastically change the state’s emerging hemp industry if/when it is implemented. Iowa House File 2605 caps the amount of THC in ‘consumable hemp products’ at 4 milligrams per serving and 10 milligrams per package or container. “Roughly 1,100…
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Idaho Has Approved 2,577 Acres Of Hemp Production In 2024 So Far
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has approved 2,577 acres of hemp production in 2024 so far, up from 459 acres in 2022 and 1,274 acres in 2023. However, the number of entities producing and/or handling hemp in Idaho is down in 2024, dropping from twenty three in 2023 to twenty in 2024. “A hemp…
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How Much Hemp Does Tasmania Grow?
Tasmania is an island state of Australia, located 240 kilometers to the south of the Australian mainland. Tasmania’s government is currently working to overhaul the Industrial Hemp Act 2015, which currently serves as the legal framework for Tasmania’s emerging hemp industry. “A recent report showed that Tasmanian hemp fields remained severely contracted in the 2023-2024…